Display tray



July 21, 1931. J. L. FIELDSTEIN 1,815,651

DI s PLAY TRAY Filed May 11, 1929 INVENTOR,

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Patented July 21, 1931 STARS @FFl-QE DISPLAY TRAY Application filed May 11, 1929. Serial No. 362,354.

This invention relates to display trays and more particularly to a display tray or rack for hardware, such as-nuts and bolts of different sizes, or any other miscellaneous articles. 7

One object of the invention is to provide a display stand in which the articles housed may be conveniently accessible and visible, from the front of the stand.

Another object of the invention is to provide a stand that is rigid in its construction. Convenience of arrangement of parts and comparative inexpense of manufacture are further desiderata that have been borne in mind in the production and development of the invention.

With these and many other objects in view, which will more readily appear as the nature f the invention is better understood, the

same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts shown in the accompanying sheet of drawings in which: v i

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of the display rack embodying the principles of the member.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken longitudinally through the rack.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the partitions employed in the rack.

In all of the above described views, like characters of reference are employed to designate like parts throughout and a pair of side pieces are shown at 11 and 12. These pieces are formed of wood or any other suitable material and are identical in shape. Each piece is provided with cut-away portions 13, 14 and 15, providing a series of steps 16, 17, 18 and 19 thereon and risers 16, 17, 18 and 19, for a purpose to be more fully described.

A. filler piece 20 in the form of a strut exr tends across the upper steps 19 and secured to this filler piece by any suitable means, as wood screws 21 is an elongated strip of sheet material 22 of a width equal to the length of the strut 20. This sheet material 22 covers the upper surface of the strut 20 and is bent at 23 to extend downwardly in the cut-away lower edges to portion 15, so as to rest upon the step 18 of each side piece 11 and 12, and bridge the same.

At the forward extremity of the steps 18, the material of the sheet 22 is bent upwardly, as at 24 and reversed upon itself as at 25. From thence, the material extends downwardly along the riser 18 into the cutfaway portion 14 to bridge the steps 17 of both side pieces 11 and 12.

Similarly at 26, the material of the sheet' 22 is bent upwardly and at 28 the material is reversed upon itself and extended downwardly intothe cut-away portion 13 along the riser 17 to bridge the steps 16 of both side pieces 11 and 12.

At 27., the material of the sheet 22 is bent upwardly and reversed upon itself at 29 to extend downwardly to a point adjacent the front lower end of the filler pieces and along the riser 16. From these, the material ex tends forwardly a convenient distance to a point 36, where the material is turned upwardly, where it terminates in a reverse bend 31.

The sides of the rack are closed by means of suitable pieces of sheet material and 36, which pieces have converging upper and conform to the shape of the These sides have turned lower and upper edges 37 and 3S and ends 39 and 40, for the purpose of reinforcement. The turned ends 40 extend between the folds of the reverse bend 31.

The net result of the specific arrangement of parts thus far described is the construction of a display stand having a series of open top trays, 40, 41, 42, and 43, arranged one behind the other and each of which is elevated slightly above its adjacent forward tray.

The material for the front and rear walls of the tray and for the bottoms thereof is formed by the single sheet of material 22. The extreme upper edges of the front and rear walls are in alignment and these upper edges are at the same elevation as the upper edges of the sides 35 and 36 at the lines where they contact with these sides. Consequently,

display rack.

the rack, apart from its specific rigidity of construction and method of manufacture, possess a uniform appearance and ingenious design features.

Each tray is divided into two or more compartments by a. series of partitions shaped, so as to have their upper edges parallel to the upper edges of the sides 35 and 36. These partitions are shown at 50 and have their ends turned, as at 51. These turned edges 51 may be selectively secured to the forward and rear sides of the trays by means of nut and bolt assemblies 52, which serve the double purpose of maintaining the partitions in. position and of maintaining the material of the reverse folds of the rack in close contact.

It is obvious then that a display rack which is extremely rigid in its construction and which is adapted to display all manner of merchandise conveniently has been provided.

lVhat I claim is:

A display tray comprising opposite side pieces that are notched to form steps and risers, a filler piece connecting the upper ends of the side pieces, a continuous integral metal strip secured to the filler piece and folded upon itself to engage the steps and risers and form partitions and bottoms, its lower end being folded to provide openings, metal closure side pieces secured to the stepped side pieces and having their lower ends bent to enter the said openings and their upper edges bent inward in engagement with the folded partitions formed by the continuous metal strip, and wedge-shaped partitions located in the trays and secured to the partitions.

JACOB L. FIELDSTEIN. 

